MICHAEL OWEN hailed Real Madrid after they played “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at the end of their 1-0 win over Liverpool.
A goal from Karim Benzema 12 minutes from time helped his side to progress to the quarter-final 6-2 on aggregate.
After the match Real paid tribute to their visitors by playing their iconic anthem.
The Spanish giants wanted to pay their respects to the Reds after Liverpool paid homage to honorary Real president Amancio Amaro before the first leg at Anfield following his death.
Real fans could be seen applauding the Liverpool end as a gesture of goodwill.
BT presenter Jake Humphrey called it a “classy” touch while pundit Owen was also left impressed.
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He said: “A lot of respect between the two teams. It is a nice touch.”
The two sides have a lot of recent history with Real usually taking the share of the spoils.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League final and also got the better of them in 2018’s showpiece.
Real have now twice beaten Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the Champions League knock-out stages and will have one eye on this year’s final in Istanbul.
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The quarter-final draw will be made on Friday where Real could be picked to face English sides Manchester City or Chelsea.
Los Blancos beat both those teams last year on the way to glory so will likely feel confident against any opposition, with Bayern Munich, Napoli, Benfica and both Milan clubs also in the mix.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
